Final
Cardinals host Brewers in finale of rain-shortened series
Apr 15, 2007 - 3:51 PM Milwaukee (6-4) at St. Louis (5-5) 2:15 pm EDTST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- As much as the St. Louis Cardinals enjoyed their last win at home, they certainly would have preferred to have another by now.
The Cardinals will host the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday in a rain-shortened two-game series.
St. Louis, which has been outscored, 23-4 at home this season, last won at Busch Stadium in Game Five of the 2006 World Series.
The Cardinals have been woeful in the clutch, batting just .136 (3-for-22) with runners in scoring position.
An example of their unexpected struggles is Albert Pujols, who batted .331 with 49 homers and 137 RBI in 2006. He went 0-for-4 in Saturday's loss to Milwaukee to drop his average to .158 for the season, with one homer and two RBI.
Pujols, however, has enjoyed plenty of success in his career against Milwaukee starter Ben Sheets (1-1, 3.60 ERA). Pujols is hitting .393 (22-for-56) with three homers against the righthander.
In his last start, Sheets gave up five runs and nine hits in six innings of a 6-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs on April 7.
Sheets is 4-13 with a 4.04 ERA in 21 career starts against the Cardinals - the only team to which he's lost more than eight times. He also is 0-5 in six starts against St. Louis since the start of the 2005 season.
The Cardinals counter with Braden Looper (1-1, 2.08), who yielded just two hits over seven scoreless innings in a 3-0 victory over Pittsburgh last Monday. The righthander, who was used exclusively as a reliever in his first nine major league seasons, owns a 3.34 ERA in 26 relief appearances against the Brewers.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
ST LOUIS 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 x 10 13 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: MIL - BEN SHEETS, MATT WISE (6TH), CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), BRIAN
SHOUSE (7TH), ELMER DESSENS (8TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
STL - BRADEN LOOPER, RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), BRA
Apr 15 5:00 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF ELMER DESSENS.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, ST LOUIS 10
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.182, 0-FOR-3, BB)
Brewers vs. CardinalsApr 15 4:49 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Shouse relieved C Villanueva.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, S SCHUMAKER ON SECOND,
A KENNEDY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 9 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C Duncan (.424, 4-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
Apr 15 4:30 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: BRIAN SHOUSE (1-0, 0.00) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, S SCHUMAKER ON SECOND,
A KENNEDY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, ST LOUIS 9
DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: C DUNCAN (.424, 4-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
Apr 15 4:30 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Schumaker hit for R Franklin.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KENNEDY ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 9 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Schumaker (.143, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Apr 15 4:26 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM KENNEDY SCORED PRESTON WILSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KENNEDY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 9 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.281, 2-FOR-2, BB)
Apr 15 4:25 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM KENNEDY SCORED PRESTON WILSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KENNEDY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 9 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.281, 2-FOR-2, BB)
Brewers vs. CardinalsApr 15 4:25 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Villanueva relieved M Wise.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 8 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J Edmonds (.241, 0-FOR-3)
Apr 15 4:21 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: CARLOS VILLANUEVA (0-0, 9.00) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, ST LOUIS 8
DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: J EDMONDS (.241, 0-FOR-3)
Apr 15 4:21 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
ST LOUIS 3 0 0 1 1 3 8 9 0 (BOT 7)
CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - MATT WISE (OUT)
STL - RYAN FRANKLIN
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.241, 0-FOR-3)
P WILSON (.172, 0-FOR-2, BB)
A KENNEDY (.179, 1-FOR-3)
Apr 15 4:20 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED YADIER MOLINA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C DUNCAN ON SECOND, S SPIEZIO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 8 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.188, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Brewers vs. CardinalsApr 15 4:07 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY DAVID ECKSTEIN SCORED ADAM KENNEDY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S SPIEZIO ON FIRST, Y MOLINA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 7 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.406, 3-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
Brewers vs. CardinalsApr 15 4:04 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SCOTT SPIEZIO HIT BY BEN SHEETS PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
SCORED PRESTON WILSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S SPIEZIO ON FIRST, Y MOLINA ON SECOND, A
KENNEDY ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.286, 1-FOR-3)
Brewers vs. CardinalsApr 15 4:00 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS DUNCAN (3) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF BEN SHEETS.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, ST LOUIS 5
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.175, 1-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)
Brewers vs. CardinalsApr 15 3:43 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 0 2 4 1
ST LOUIS 3 0 0 1 4 6 0 (TOP 5)
CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
STL - BRADEN LOOPER
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B SHEETS (.000, 0-FOR-1)
R WEEKS (.282, 1-FOR-2)
J HARDY (.282, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 15 3:30 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY BRADEN LOOPER SCORED PRESTON WILSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y MOLINA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.293, 1-FOR-2)
Brewers vs. CardinalsApr 15 3:28 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 2 0 2 3 0
ST LOUIS 3 3 3 0 (BOT 2)
CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
STL - BRADEN LOOPER
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.160, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Y MOLINA (.233, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
B LOOPER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Apr 15 2:50 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF BEN SHEETS SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN AND CHRIS DUNCAN.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, ST LOUIS 3
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.200, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
Brewers vs. CardinalsApr 15 2:37 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 2 2 3 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
STL - BRADEN LOOPER
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.282, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
C DUNCAN (.345, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.158, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Brewers vs. CardinalsApr 15 2:31 PM
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